A.Lore - What They Say

Blood on the hands of American pride
Made us disappear wearing sheets in the night
Hanging in air like the 4th of July
You know it is coming there’s nowhere to hide
Minstrel the shuffle they whipped us to hustle
Gave 'em big noses to laugh while we juggle
Streets soaked in blood from our peaceful rebuttal
They used it to paint us “The Beautiful Struggle”
Working two gigs but they turned off your lights
Can’t keep feeding your got damn kids sleep every night
Be still in your fear trust your lord and his ways
Like you ain’t seen nephew just take one from a stray
I plead what’s the reason for all of this pain
Why my mind knows I’m free but my soul still feels chains
These racist no longer have reason to hide
Mama gives me a look as I’m stepping outside
Mama say, no, bible say quote
Teachings a joke, we read what they wrote
People say smoke, everyday blows
Hate comes in droves, view the info
Can I reap what I sew, You gon say so?
We gon say hope, it keeps us afloat
All of our tales never get told
Will we be alright? Lord let me know
Mama say, no, bible say quote (Lord let me know)
Teachings a joke, we read what they wrote (Lord let me know)
People say smoke, everyday blows (Lord let me know)
Hate comes in droves, view the info (Lord let me know)
Can I reap what I sew, You gon say so? (Lord let me know)
We gon say hope, it keeps us afloat (Lord let me know)
All of our tales never get told (Lord let me know)
Will we be alright? Lord let me know (Lord let me know)
Greed for a slice of American pie
Desensitized violence balanced appetite
A pack of lone wolves gone and shot up these schools
But blame the dread head they ain’t listening to
Death round the corner your peace is for show
Your future so bright and as long as your fro
You have all these dreams think how far you will go
Boy take yo hood off for you walk in that store
Hands out your pockets and mug off your grill
Have your mind made up cause they swear you gon steal
They gon say you a man when really you twelve
But you feel so much older from living in hell
Engraved on a bullet shot out of the blue
You ain’t home it’s late momma worried bout you
She screams no not my boy she needs bullets for proof
Then she grabs the remote that’s you on channel two
Mama say, no, bible say quote
Teachings a joke, we read what they wrote
People say smoke, everyday blows
Hate comes in droves, view the info
Can I reap what I sew, You gon say so?
We gon say hope, it keeps us afloat
All of our tales never get told
Will we be alright? Lord let me know (What they say)
Mama say, no, bible say quote (Imma say, you gon say, she gon say, he gon say)
Teachings a joke, we read what they wrote
(We gon say, they gon say, all they say, mama say)
People say smoke, everyday blows (Mama say, bible say, people say, smoke they say)
Hate comes in droves, view the info (Imma say, they gon say, we gon say, you gon say)
Can I reap what I sew, You gon say so?
(Imma say, you gon say, she gon say, he gon say)
We gon say hope, it keeps us afloat (We gon say, they gon say, all they say, mama say)
All of our tales never get told (Mama say, bible say, people say, smoke they say)
Will we be alright? Lord let me know (Imma say, they gon say, we gon say, you gon say)
What they say?
Will we be alright? Lord let me know
Riot gear for our protest
Klan organizes, you protect
Walking the streets I’m a prospect
How to kill a nigga it’s a project (What they say)
Over our lives why’s there conflict
They won’t let us know I’ve been convinced
There’s always been fascist in Congress
When speech makes a nigga a convict (What they say)
Our plight isn’t new let me count the ways
We was already fucked they invented AIDS
A ring in white oppressions enterprise
That hidden agenda we recognize
Make a billion off of "black death"
They choke you tighter on your last breath
Then push the stigma that the blacks is violent
Corporate killers probe and move in silence
Death coats the streets that you terrorized
Occupation stating where your morals lie
Fuck your blue lives matter flag
A murderous pact that just bangs a badge
You’re wrapped in your fear the entire time
You can’t see that I'm human when meetin eyes
Splitting hairs when you take a life
A death ain’t a compromise
Martin's dream of how the children play
David’s dream of how the race’ll reign
Fox swipes the truth rings the hatred out
And you know that they don’t give a damn bout what mama say

Written by:
Topher Davis

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